tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25979735.post8494691504066088862..comments2008-10-02T10:07:45.704-07:00Comments on Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida: PITIFUL PARTISAN HACK: HERE'S REPRESENTATIVE JOHN ...Ed Slavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298486886820876739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25979735.post-38924246974126244402008-10-01T15:43:00.000-07:002008-10-01T15:43:00.000-07:00To keep up with Wall Street expectations, Fannie M...To keep up with Wall Street expectations, Fannie Mae held onto more mortgages and mortgage-backed securities for investment purposes. The same practice nearly drove the company into bankruptcy in the early 1980s. Once again it was spared in 2008.<BR/> nomedals.blogspot.comAvatarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707747781007743555noreply@blogger.com